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  Put in Order
Frequency adverbs: position
Focus Grammar
Description Practise how to put adverbs of frequency in the right place inside the sentence.
Instructions Order these sentences so the adverb of frequency comes in the right position.
 
Items
My car / breaks down / several times a year
 
She / always / is / asking me questions
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
often / late / is / John
 
some petrol / I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need
 
at 8 a.m. / get up / always / I
 
it / five times / saw / I
 
every day / ? / you / to the gym / Do / go
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
dresses / She / in blue / very often
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
for dinner / eats / often / pizza / Mike
 
very tired / am / in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
to help me / My parents / come / very often
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
you / feel tired? / Do / often
 
Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY
phoned / twice / she / me / Yesterday,
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
always / win / Does / ? / Kevin
 
They / never / listen / can
 
three times a week / go / to the gym / I
 
I / shopping / day in, day out / have to go
 
find / your car keys / You / can / never
 
rarely / if you need it / Tom / help you / will
 
every other day / soup / We / have
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
Can / always / dress / I / in green?
 
go / usually / to the hairdresser's / once a month / I
 
have lunch / usually / at home? / Do / you
 
Begin the sentence with SHE
listens / rarely / She / when you talk to her
 
My parents / almost never / go on holiday
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
need / usually / some help with the homework / They
 
go / once a year / I / usually / to the dentist
 
I / hardly ever / eat / oranges
 
what to say / never / I / know
 
you / do / to the disco? / often / How / go
 
Total number of items: 30
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS

These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)

ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%)      = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%)      = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)

Word order:

One-word adverbs

Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach

Two words or more

At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)

How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4

These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week